Wednesday, August 19, 2009

nicaragua-un poco de todo


On September 7th the Nicaraguan people celebrate a holiday called La GriterĂ­a. La GriterĂ­a is when everyone gathers together, thousand of people sing on the street. Many go to alters of Mary in their houses. They also shoot up fire works they eat treats. This holiday is mostly based on Virgin Mary.





The Gold Cordoba is money in Nicaragua. There are coins for 5 and 1 dollars and there are banknotes for 10, 20, 100 but they are not that useful. People mostly use credit cards and visa card. The currency started in 1912 in honor of a guy named Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba one of the Spanish captains that toke-over Nicaragua.





nicaragua-el paisaje y largo importantes

This is Lake Nicaragua.
Lake Nicaragua is the 10 largest lake in the world. It has all the qualities of an ocean, waves, islands and it is the only place to have fresh water sharks. The lake is connected to the Caribbean Sea through the San Jose River. The Nicaraguans call this place "the sweet sea".

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Yo soy Carmelita. Soy de Nicaragua. Me gusta mis amigos, comida y deportes. Me gusta jugar volleybol basquetbol, softbol y tenis. Me gusta juegos de mesa. Yo estoy un poco alto, tengo ojos de cafe y yo soy morena. Me gustan mas cosas. Me gusta hablar en telephono con mis amigos.
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